For Point to Points, if proceeding to a fix with a larger DME, roll your heading closer to the _________ Needle Head.

For Point to Points, if proceeding to a fix with a larger DME, roll your heading closer to the _________ Needle Head.

• A. Course
• B. Bearing
• C. Heading
• D. North

Answer: (A)

In point-to-point navigation using VOR/DME, you fly along a defined course to the next fix. The course you set on the OBS is the direction you want to fly toward the fix, not just the direction to the station itself. When you’re proceeding to a fix and your DME is increasing (meaning you’re moving farther from the VOR along that intended line), the best way to stay on track is to roll the airplane toward the direction of the course you’ve selected—the Course Needle Head. Keeping your heading more aligned with the course helps the CDI stay centered on that course and prevents you from diverging from the intended track toward the fix. Bearing would point toward the VOR station, which isn’t the same as the direction to the fix along your chosen course. Heading is your actual nose direction, which you should adjust toward the course to maintain the track, and north is not relevant to this navigation cue.

In point-to-point navigation using VOR/DME, you fly along a defined course to the next fix. The course you set on the OBS is the direction you want to fly toward the fix, not just the direction to the station itself. When you’re proceeding to a fix and your DME is increasing (meaning you’re moving farther from the VOR along that intended line), the best way to stay on track is to roll the airplane toward the direction of the course you’ve selected—the Course Needle Head. Keeping your heading more aligned with the course helps the CDI stay centered on that course and prevents you from diverging from the intended track toward the fix.

Bearing would point toward the VOR station, which isn’t the same as the direction to the fix along your chosen course. Heading is your actual nose direction, which you should adjust toward the course to maintain the track, and north is not relevant to this navigation cue.